HELPS

Team 2: Sunday Jan. 24, 2010
The St. Cloud Team up early bags packed headed for the buses that would take them to the village of HuehueTenango, a 5 hour bus ride. Two stops, the first being in Katok. Souviners, ice cream bars and homemade cookies purchased and back on the bus for the next leg of the trip.
The enthusiasm was high and stories flew of previous trips. The newcomers were in for a great adventure and really looking forward to it.

The arrival of the team was an eye opener not only the new comers but the veterans as well. The line at the gate was the longest I'd ever seen. People had come for miles and been waiting since Thursday to receive health care. The veteran triage team Linda Domholt and Patti Herzog went right to work seeking the ones in line with the greatest surgical needs first. Every department went straight to work getting ready for the week to come. Energy was at an all time high. We were all eager to see and treat the many patients that presented at the gate.

By 7:00pm the dinner was served, surgeries scheduled for Monday, and departments had come together to make their plans for the week.